When you’re involved with fraud investigations, asset recovery, judgment enforcement, settling property claims, or making sure a business is financially stable, you’ll need to check recorded documents, an important type of public record. While full of information about properties, owners, lenders, these records--which include deeds, mortgages, tax liens, and more--can be confusing and difficult to locate. They’re often scattered across multiple agencies, and each one has their own rules for access.

Learn from Marcy Phelps, professional investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner, about what recorded documents are; why they’re so valuable to researchers and investigators; challenges involved in working with these types of public records; and best practices for quickly finding the documents and information you need.

Course Key Concepts: Fraud investigations, Investigative research, Public records, Real estate records, Asset investigations, Due diligence, Vital records, Tax liens, Uniform Commercial Code filings, Property records.